Man allegedly beaten, robbed early Tuesday morning

Two men allegedly beat another shortly after midnight Tuesday in the area near Briarfield Road and Candlewood Drive.

“(The victim) said he was walking home from a friend’s house when Pootie … approached him and began talking to him,” said Woody Spencer, spokesman for the Kinston Department of Public Safety. “(The victim) stated that while talking to Pootie, the other suspects approached him from behind, knocked him down on the ground and began beating him.”

The victim identified two black males, 22 and 18 years old, but there have been no arrests.

Believed taken in the incident were a mobile phone valued at $150, $20 cash, a wallet valued at $10 and a set of keys.

The investigation is ongoing.

Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 and Wes.Wolfe@Kinston.com. Follow him on Twitter @WolfeReports.